Oklahoma City has been playing arguably the best basketball the league has seen over the course of the first half of the season. It has been a full team effort

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The personnel losses piled up and were too much for Memphis to overcome in a blowout 130-106 loss to the Thunder. Jaren Jackson Jr. was held to 3-for-17 shooting by OKC's tenacious defense. The Grizzlies (22-11) were led in scoring by Desmond Bane ...

"I thought we played with great rhythm in all parts of the game," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "Transition, in the half-court, really shared the ball, kept the ball ahead of them. I just thought our focus to do that and our energy on the other end — this is our third in four nights in three different cities — I never take that for granted either,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put on a stellar all-around performance. Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 17 points.